Improvement in nap or plush goods



1 T. GooDALL. Nap or vPlush. Goods.

No. 209,805. Patented NOV. i2, i878.

UNITED STATES PATENT OEEIGE.

THOMAS GOODALL, OF SANFORD, MAINE.

IMPROVEMENT IN NAP OR PLUSH GOODS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 209,805, dated November12, 1878; application filed April 5, 1877.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS GOODALL, of Sanford, in the county of Yorkand State of Maine, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inNap or Plush Goods; and I hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawing, forming part of this specication, in which areshown a sectional edge View and a plan view of my goods.

The object of my invention is to produce nap or plush goods from whichthe nap or plush cannot be easily worn out or drawn away. This class ofgoods is manufactured from wool, hair, or other fibrous substances.

The manner in which these goods are manufactured is as follows: Theyarns or threads formed of the fibrous material are loosely twisted. Thethreads `are. so composed that after the cloth or goods are woven thenap or plush can be and is formed by giggin g with teasels, so as topull up the liber of the threads or yarns composing the cloth. The napor plush, if left without anything to hold it in place7 easily pulls outand wears off by friction or contact with other objects.

When this class of goods is used for carriage or traveling rugs theplush adheres to clothing, and in time the rug will present a Worn andbare appearance. This results from the loosely-woven character of thegoods before referred to.

In the manufacture of these goods I make an application of paste oradhesive substance to the material to hold the nap after it has beengigged up securely and durably in its place.

In the accompanying drawings, a shows the teased-up nap; b, the body ofthe goods. c indicates where the paste is applied.

I apply a paste or adhesive substance to the goods, which paste, beingabsorbed into the 'threads or yarns of the material, glues and holds thebrushed-up nap or plush in its place on the cloths and the threadsthereof. This application is made not to the front or face of thematerial, for then it would have the effect to clot it, or to glue orfasten together several of the fibers composing the plush, and thus makethe surface of the goods stili and harsh.

I make my new article of manufacture in plush or nap goods by firstgigging up the nap or plush out of the loosely-woven iibers on the frontside, and by then applying to the back side of the goods a pasteuniformly and evenly, and in a semi-liquid state. This, becomingabsorbed by and into the teased-up nap and into the threads of thematerial, holds the partially-loosened fibers of the plush in place.t

The adhesive substance does not reach the front side, so as to eifectthe softness or uniformity of the fiber forming the plush. This articleof manufacture is thus strong and durable. The goods are much used forcarriage or traveling rugs.

I am aware of the patent of N. Hill, No.

28,484, and dated May 29, 1860; but this diff fers from mine in usingthe glue to hold a lining to the back side of the goods.

I claim- As a new article of manufacture, the nap or plush fabric hereindescribed, formed from loosely-twisted yarns or threads, and having thebers that form the nap or plush held in place by means of a coating ofadhesive cement applied to the back of the fabric, as and for thepurpose set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I affix my signaturein presence of two witnesses.

THOS. GOODALL.

Witnesses:

GEO. B. GooDALL, E. M. GooDALL.

